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From Revisionist History: The Starvation Experiment

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Ansel Keys' K-Russian

Ansel Keys was America's first true celebrity doctor. The army asked him to make a high-calorie, pre-prepared meal called the K-Russian. Millions of GIs ended up carrying his creation into battle. He then turned his attention to an even bigger question: What happens to people when from months on end, you deny them food?

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